Overheard in the Kitchen

'D'you like dates?'

'Man-dates or eating dates?'

'Eating, silly.'

'Love 'em.'

'Have a packet, someone gave them to Wily Coyote and we don't like them.'

'Thanks!'

Accepts packet, removes clip, reaches in without reading the label and picks out a....

'These aren't dates.'

'Oh? what are they then?'

'Figs.' (and yes, the packet clearly said 'figs'!!)

'Oh...apparently we don't like figs either.'